European Adventures - Day 15

Today we drove to Florence via Siena. Siena is a lovely little spot with a wicked Piazza. The Cathedral was meant to be the biggest in Italy but they ran out of money. It is made of black and white marble. Beautiful and the frontage was so packed with stuff. Inside was nice with a huge dome.

Siena Piazza

The Siena Cathedral

The Siena Cathedral and Tower

Inside the Siena Cathedral

Mosaic inside the Siena Cathedral

Dome inside the Siena Cathedral

Inside the Siena Cathedral

The Library roof in the Siena Cathedral

The Library in the Siena Cathedral

The Siena Square and tower

Fountain in Siena Square

Continuing on the road to Florence we stopped off at a viewing spot where we had a lovely view of Florence with the bronze David there also.

Florence viewing spot

Florence Panorama 1

Us in Florence

Fake David 1

 After a stop off at the hotel we went to the a square where we Jim, Kate and I went to the top of a bell tower 414 steps to the top and we were buggered after that.

Panorama from the tower 1

View straight down

Panorama from the tower 2

Florence HDI 1

Panorama from the tower 3

Florence HDI 2

Florence HDI 3

The tower we climbed

24k solid gold door

Fake David 2

Ponte Vecchio in Florence

Another Duomo

We then had a quick tour around the city with our guide before heading to dinner with the tour group. It was a massive dinner with about 4 courses with coffee, beer and wine.